The Sun. — London, England, 1838-01-10 00:00:00

CANADAS. iFrom the Morning Chronicle.) A.1.011T NEWS FROM CANADA. We last night received from our agent at Falmouth two New York 00111 sis of the 19th and 20th, brought by the packet-ship Westminster, of London, Captain Moore. This is four days later than our last arrival. In the following extracts from the New York Inquirer of the 20th will be found all the intelligence of interest since our last dates : LOWER CANADA. The letters of our correspondent at Montreal contain the latest intelligence from that city. By these we learn that Dr. Wolford Nelson has been arrested ; and a line on the outside of one of them informs us that he was hourly expected at Montreal. The insurgents were I still committing depredations in the neighbourhood of Grand Brule. On the 12th instant the steamer Prin cess Victoria brought in twenty-five prisoners, who were ' taken at or after the affair at Missisquoi, and had been lodged for a day or two previous, for safe keeping, at the Isle aux Noix. Seven of these were men of some note. Among them was Bouchette, late editor of the Quebec Liberal, and an active agitator, and Kimbert, who was deeply implicated in the first movement at Longueuil, and who with Bouchette is said to have held a commanl at Missisquoi. Desrivieres, Machesseault, and Boucher Belleville, also among the prisoners, were active and pro minent at St. Charles. Jalbert was at St. Denis, and it is supposed at St. Charles, and is accused of having been concerned in the murder of Lieutenant Weir. Among them also is Roi, who was concerned in the death of Char trend, and gave the command of fire upon him. He was arrested on the wharf of La Prairie, in the act of putting some oxen on board the steam-boat for the Montreal mar ket. Being recognised by one of the bystanders, he was forthwith sent off in the same boat with the cattle. Some twenty of the prisoners taken at St. Charles and elsewhere have been liberated, on evidence that they were compelled to join the insurgents by force or intimidation. The Montreal Courier states that General T. S. Brown, leader of the insurgents, and for many years the confiden tial friend and associate of Papineau, is not an American by birth, but a native of New Brunswick, who has spent some of the earlier years of his life in Vermont. From Quebec we learn that entire tranquillity prevails. The guns are all mounted on the ramparts of the town and citadel, and the volunteer organization goes on with g reat spirit. The 15th Regime n t rema i ns i n t h e Jesuits' Bar racks. The Royal Quebec Artillery are to occupy quarters that have been fitted up for them in the wing of the old Parliament-house ; and the Royal Quebec Volunteers, numbering SOO stroll,, have bee n p rov id e d w ith b arrac k s in the stone st ores on King's-wharf. It is stated that Sorel and Chanibly will be garrisoned during the winter by volunteers, and that St. Denis, St. Charles, St. John's, and the Isle awe Noix, will be occu pied by the regulars, with the addition probably of some volunteers or Upper Canada militia. The Provincial Assembly stands prorogued to the 13th of the next month. We find in the Montreal Transcript the following par ticulars of the butchery of Lieutenant Weir. If it be true, we think it quite time to cease comparing these Ca nadian insurgents with the patriots of our revolution. It is an insult to the memory of the dead to speak of them in the same breath : We have received the following horrible account of the murder of Lieutenant Weir. The story is very different from that put forth by Mr. T. S. Brown in the Express of this morning. By the way, the Exp"ess now avows that its some time correspondent L. M. N. and Mr. T. S. Brown are one and the same person. " After Lieutenant Weir had been betrayed into the hands of the rebels, Dr. Wolford Nelson ordered his removal from St. Denis to St. Charles. The person intrusted with this dory was Jalbert, the ex-Captain of Militia. Mr. Weir's arms were forced back, and his elbows made fast to each other with ropes. Thus pinioned, he was placed in a cart, into which Jalbert and another man under him, whose name we forget, also mounted, the former armed with a sword, the latter with an axe, and they proceeded towards Sr. Charles. The roads wore in so very bad a state that the horse became fatigued, and with difficulty continued at a foot-pace. Jalbert first ordered the man to get out and walk—he afterwards got out hirnself—and fieally he made a si;:ea to Mr. Weir, who, although he was in so helpless a condition, descended as bast he might. He had just reached the ground, and was steadying himself with one hand rested on the back of the cart, when Jaibert made a rush behind him, and plunged his sword into Mr. Weir's back with such violence that it transfixed his body. " Surprised, writhing with pain, helpless! I and influenced by the fist impulse of nature, the weapon was no sooner withdrawn than Mr. Weir got under the cart, where he lay bleeding and in agony. After a short conference the two assassins approached the cart, and commenced a most savege and brutal attack on their victim, ore on each side ; the one stabbing with his sword, the other strihine with his axe, as the wheel and the position of Mr. Weir gave opportunity. At length the axernan inflicted a severe wouad or, Mr. Weir's left side, close to the hip. Roused by the brutal character of the attach, and the reflection that to remain where he was would be to die by inches, Mr. Weir crept from under the cart, and regained his legs. Seeing these wretches again advance upon him. he resorted to the only possible experiment left, and, 'rte.'s. as by this time he was, he taised his right leg. and made a kick at Jalbert. " The man with the axe seized the advantage of the mo ment, and aimed a heavy blow at the left side of Mr. Weir's herd. He saw the blow coming, and instinctively raised his band. The blow took effect across the side of the head and on a line with the temple. After cutting off' all the four fingers of Mr. Weir's hand the axe laid his skull com pktely open, nearly severing the top of the head. The your.g man then sunk upon the ground, a dreadful object to behold." The statemcnts of cur Correspondent in reference to Mr. JUseph Flume end Mr. Roebuck are highly important. It is net unlikely these gentlemen have used strong language in their correspondence with Papinean, but we should pre sume that they would have taken good care to keep on the safe silo of the law. No mention is made of the seizure of this correspondence in the Montreal papers. (Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer.) MONTREAL, WEDNF.SDAY.—WoIiord Nelson is taken, and is now at La Prairie. This I believe to be authentic. I send this as my letter has gone to the post, and I can just save it. MoNraEat., 13.—The troops are new on their march. Colonel Dundas, with his regiment, the 83d, and the Rocket Brigade, have just passed my window. The weather is beautiful. They will proceed to St. Martin's to-night, and start from thence at eight o'clock to-morrow morning, wise* I shall join them, as there will be no bed or accommodation to be procured at St. Martin's, and I can be there bstfere they start. We have no news from Toronto ; but by advices fro'n Kingston the mails have all been stopped by the insurgents. Volunteers were flocking up from all quarters to Toronto, and by this tine it is presumed that something decisive has taken place. It is reported that Cotte, one of the leaders who escaped at the Phillipsbare- affair, is marching from Plattsburg to wards Hemmingford with about 400 men. This is not unlikely, as about 200 men were dispersed and crossed the lines to Swanton when Bouchette was taken ; and he may have picked up some more at Platsburg, whore, it is known, that at a meeting several of the Americans volunteered to join. They will, however, be too late to join the force at St. Bernard, and there are forces sufficient to meet them at St. John's and Chambly ; probably they will remain for a time in St. Acadia, which is disaffected enough, and then disperse. The papers of Papineau, which have been seized, are said to implicate deeply Mr. Joseph Hume and Mr. Roe buck. The letters of the former are all tackled on his own hand, to be, and not to be made public. It is said that they recommend tlso very line of proceedings which have taken place, and that they are highly treasonable. However, they will be sent home, and the matter will not be so easily hushed up. Should the assertions prove true, Mr. Hume and Mr. Roebuck will have to answer to the people of England. The Whig Government in England are the cause of all this mischief. It is remarkable that whenever the Whigs have come into power we have had a revolt in the colonies. Lord Gosford is reported to have said, " I came to this province with the full intention of acting upon the most liberal, even ultra-liberal, principles, but I have been driven into Conservatism in my own de fence by the conduct of Government." It is a most re markable point, that in the Commission as Governor by the Whigs to Lord Gosford the power of proclaiming martial law had been erased. Lord Gosford was not aware of it at the time that he left England. He has been now forced to declare it, and must obtain an indemnity from the Eng lish Parliament when he returns. The times have been so busy in making preparations for the expedition, that I have not been able to gain from head-quarters the list of volunteers in detail, as I wished to have done ; but I have the sum total, which is correct. Memorandem of present volunteer force, Dec. 12, 1837 : Cavalry 257 men Artillery Infantry 8,573 Total Dr. Wolford Nelson is taken, and expected to arrive here in course of this day.—Half-past one o'clock, P.M. The St. Alimn's Messenger also says :—" A Gentleman of this village arrived in town on Monday, P.M., direct from Yamaska. He says that the authorities are proceed ing with great vigilance in making arrests in St. Cesaire and vicinity, and a state of the utmost consternation prevails among the inhabitants ; that he saw a gentleman at St. Cesaire, direct from Montreal, who informed him that on Friday last twenty of the prisoners, who had been arrested on a charge of high treason, were arraigned before the Court-martial at Montreal, and that eleven of the number were condemned to be shot at four o'clock in the afternoon of that day." The 43d British Regiment, December 9th, had not arrived in Quebec. The Ssth is to follow immediately after the 4Cd. It was reported at Fredericton, that three Regiments, destined for Canada, were expected at Halifax from Eng land, and would immediately march for Quebec through New Brunswick. All these march over the territory of Mains. The remaining four Companies of the 83d Regiment 350 strong, arrived at Montreal on the 11th instant, also a detachment of the 24th, from St. John's, with the soldiers wounded in the affair of St. Charles. Two Companies of the 32d left Montreal on the same day for St. Martin. Seventeen individuals were committed to gaol on the charge of treason on the 10th. The Montreal Transcript, Dec. 12, expresses its obli gations to the Commercial Advertiser. We have a valiant speech of Captain Marryat in the Montreal Courier. We annex the official account of the affair at Missisquoi Bay, with such items of interest as we can glean from the Montreal papers : " Frelighsburgh, St. Armand, Dec. 7, L 837. " Sir—l have the - honour to report, for your Excellency's information, that yesterday morning I left this, by a previous arrangement with Colonel Knowlton, of Brome, in company with Captain Henry Baker, of St. Armand, having under my command a body of volunteers to the number of about fifty men, armed with such guns as could be collected, to form an escort to waggons for conveying the arms and ammunition of Colonel Knowlton's battalion from Phillipsburg. I had pro ceeded only a few miles on my way, when an express from Phillipsburg met me, with the information that a considerable body of rebels had passed through that village early in the morning to the State of Vermont, and were expected to re turn to burn it the same night. " I immediately despatched expresses in different directions to raise men, armed and unarmed, and bring them to Phillips burg, where I had directions from Colonel Knowlton to deal cut the arms intended for his battalion if necessary. " In consequence of certain information I left the waggons four miles from Phillipsburg, and struck through the woods so as to meet the loaded waggons, at the head of Missisquoi Bay, in order to strengthen the escort from Caldwell's Manor and St. Armand West. We then proceeded in company to Phil lipsburg, and reached it at half-past four P. M., where I found men assembled, and assembling, from different points, and that scouts had come in from Swanton, in the State of Ver mont, with the information that a body of men, well equipped, and having with them two pieces of cannon, had taken up their line of march for this province. " In this emergency orders were issued to supply the men with muskets and ammunition from the waggons, and at six o'clock a position was taken half-a-mile south of the village, on the west road leading to Swanton. " We had occupied this position nearly two hours in ex pectation of the enemy, when positive information came in that they had taken the cast road leading to Swanton, and that they were within three miles of the village. " I instantly ordered a strong guard to remain on the west road, and marched to a position two miles and a half east of the village, and drew up my men on a height to the left, commanding the highway at the intersection of the Swanton_ read leading north and south with the St. Armand road, lead ing east and west, where I found the picquets and advanced guard had retired unperceived before the enemy, and were 200 strong. " The force under my command amounted to about 300 men ; but before it was possible for mq to reduce them to order, the van of my line had commenced firing without command. " To a commander of your experience I need hardly apolo gise for the impetuosity of an undisciplined body hastily taken away from their farming occupations, and placed in sight of an enemy only a few hours after arms had been placed in their hands. This premature fire was instantly returned by the rebels, and the firing was kept up on both sides for about ten or fifteen minutes, when the enemy retreated back towards the state of Vermont, leaving behind one dead, two wounded and three prisoners. " One of the wounded is Robert Shore Millness Bouchette, of Quebec, who led the advanced guard of the rebels, and is se verely hurt. The other is slightly wounded, and reports him self to be a nephew of Julien Gagnon, of St. Valentin, in L'Acadie, habitan, the leader of the party. The left also two pieces of cannon on mounted on carriages, five kegs of gunpow der, six boxes of ball cartridge, and seventy muskets, part of them in boxes, and two standards. From the undisciplined state of the Loyali.ds, the darkness of the night, it being- nine o'clock, and the vicinity of the woods, the rest of the party made their escape. The vicinity of the province line was also in favour of their escape, for the universal feeling throughout this part of the border is, that no roan shall cross the line armed, even in pursuit of invaders from the other side, so that to any demands made by your Excellency or the Gov:rnor-in. Chief an answer cannot with truth be made by the general or state governments of the United States, that the people of the the province have done anything contrary to the treaties exist ing between that country and Great Britain. " 0. J. KEMP, Captain. " To his Excellency Sir .1. Colborne." (Extract.) " Frelighsburgh, St. Armand, Dee. 7. have the honour to report, that on reaching the Isle aux Mx, with the arms furnished for the Sheffield Volun teers, I deemed it advisable, before removing them from that station, to proceed forward in order to establish relays of car riages, with sufficient escorts for transporting them to the county of Shefford—immediately on procuring which, I gave orders fur their removal, via Caldwell's Manor, and carriages set forward ye sterday simultaneously from Caldwell's Manor, Phillipshurgh, in St. Armand, on Missisquoi Bay, and Fri.. lighsburgin while I pushed forward from Frelighshurgh to Brome, to bring waggons thence, so that no delay might take place ; but knowing the almost destitution cf Missisquoi as to arms and amunition, I had given directions that the arms for my battalion should be used in case of an atteck by the rebels. " On returning to Philipshurgh this morning, about six o'clock, I found that an engagem'nt had taken place yester day evening at nine o'clock, about two miles and a half east of that village, between the Loyakts forming an escort under Captain Oren J. Kemp, and a large body of rebels (under a Mr. Julien Gagnon, of St. Valentine in L'Acadie) who had embodied in Swantown, in the .state of Vermont. The enemy were driven back by the Loyalists, with one man killed, num ber of wounded unknown, and the prisoners, one of whom, R. S. M. Benchette, of Quebec, is severely wounded, and one slightly. The Loyalists also captured two pieces of can non, about forty stand of arms, five kegs of gunpowder, and sx boxes cf ball cartridge, wi7ll two flags. The muskets captured are apparently of the kind used in the American army during the last war. The rebels were about two hundred, and the Loyalists three hundred s'rong. Of the Loyalists not one man was hurt. The enemy retreated irto the State of Vermont by the road they came. " I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obe dient Servant, " P. 11. KNOWLTON, " Colonel of Shefford Volunteers. " To his Excellency Lieut.-Gen. Sir John Colborne, Com- manger of the Forces, &c. &c." In reference to the funeral of Lieutenant Weir, the Montreal Courier says that it was attended by all the volunteer companies of the city, as well as by the regulars in garrison, not on duty. A military gentleman who stood by the Quebec gate, as the procession piissed, .counted 3,154 men under arms, exclusive of the officers. Of these, very few comparatively were regulars, owing to the absence of the greater part on active duty out of town. The num ber of other citizens who accompanied the procession was very great, so great, indeed, that we cannot venture to esti mate it. The shops and offices in town were closed an hour before the procession started. The interment took place i❑ the military burying-ground, on the Victoria-road, until lately called the Papineau-road. Mr. Brown's account of the murder of Lieutenant Weir is contained in the following extract of a letter addressed by him to the New York Express :—" He (Lieutenant Weir) came to St. Denis as a spy, and, by custom, might have been hanged on the first tree. He was, however, treated with every attention, but told he must make no attempt to escape. He gave much trouble during the night. In the morning he was put in a cart, to be sent to Mr. Brown at St. Charles. On the road he sprang out, and being an athletic man made vigorous fight with the guard. In the struggle he was necessarily killed, for the struggle was one of life for life ; but to us it was a cause of great pain." We were inforined last night that loyal addresses have been prepared, and are now on their way to the seat of Go vernment, in answer to the proclamation of the 29th from the French Canadian inhabitants of the parishes of Long Pointe, Pointe aux Trembles, and Sault au Recollet. The address from the last named parish is signed by about 300 individuals. The Provincial Assembly stands prorogued to January the 13th. MILITARY MOVEMENTS.—Two companies of the 24th, under Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, and one company of tho Royals, came in from St. John's on Monday afternoon, by the Princess Victoria. Yesterday afternoon a considerable detachment of tho 83d Regiment arrived from St. John's in the steam-boat Princess Victoria. We subjoin from the New York Express the following details of what the worthy himself calls "the escape" of T. S. Brown ; this escape being a dastardly flight from the danger he had so wickedly created : " ESCAPE OF T. S. BROWN. "TO THE EDITORS 07 THE NEW YORK DAILY EXPRESS.' " One brigade of British Invincibles had been driven back ignominiously from St. Denis, a second brigade had retreated to use the fashionable word, from St. Charles to the safe bar racks of Montreal, when a third brigade was directed on St. Denis, and had arrived at St. Ours, nine miles distant. - and myself saw that, ,there being no rising elsewhere, we were drawing the whole force of the Government to our de voted district, and that, though we might maintain ourselves in force, still we must retreat and draw the enemy after us, whereby the thirstiness of European rage for American blood would be satiated in the murder of grey-haired sires and smiling infants, not to mention the destruction of property, to intimi date other counties from imitating our example. We, there fore, told our men to go home quietly for the present, and to be in readiness to assemble at the first signal. For ourselves, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1838. a free pardon to all had been offered, upon condition of our • being delivered into the hands of Government, and we felt an ambition to become the vicarious sacrifice for the political of fences of the county of Richelieu. We also imagined that the august representative of the ruling petticoat of Britain might, in his ardour for an interview with two individuals who had caused him so much disquiet, offer a price for our heads that would render them a marketable commodity. With these considerations we determined on visiting the States. On Friday evening, the Ist of December, and myself left St. Denis, accompanied by five others, who considered emigration expedient. We rode all night in carts, and ar rived next morning about daylight at St. Cessaire, where we were pushing on towards the townships bordering on the lines, when a man informed us that we were going into the geuele du loup (the wolf's throat), that guards were stationed along the road to intercept gentlemen moving on especial busi ness, and that it would be necessary to go through the woods, with the passes of which he was acquainted. After break fasting, we crossed to the right or northern bank of the Yam aska river, and continued walking until nightfall, when we found ourselves in a tremendous windfall, the trees crossed in every direction, through which we forced ourselves, like small fish through a salmon net, until we arrived at a swamp, when darkness prevented our going onward. The proximity of some huts prevented our making a fire. To compensate for the absence of sleep during the last forty hours, I had the consoation of getting my back against a tree with my knees drawn up to keep my feet out of the water, which re freshing posture was disturbed about two o'clock in the morning by a violent rain which lasted till morning. At daylight our march was resumed. The outer world was fair and beautiful, but in the forest the constant dripping from the trees was like a shower-bath from an ice-house. A Ca- nadian forest is not a Vermont wood, where you move be tween majestic trees and tread upon the dry elastic leaves, the accumulation of ages. No, the damp, low soil throws the roots of trees to the surface, and every wind overthrows them in every direction, while small brush grows up in every little opening thus created. Your course is a continued climbing over fallen logs or swimming through a thick-set hedge of brush-wood, with the expedition of a fly through a saucer of honey. Underneath the ground is spongy, leaving water in every footstep. One half the surface is covered with little pools, which king slightly frozen, kept one in constant tremour between hope and fear and alternate changes of jo) and sorrow, as his feet sunk or remained firm upon the treacherous surface. Onward we packed till night, when choosing a dry spot, we kindled a fire, collected hemlock branches for our beds, dried our clothes, and passed a com fortable night. For food we had during the day found a few small turnips, which the owner appeared to have left on the field for the gleaners, after the precept of Levitical law. For drink, the swamp pools furnished abundance, that we drank according to the custom of the Jews in the days of the Judges, whereby I perceived that we were not men fit for war, for none 'lapped with their tongues.' On Mon day eaily we reached the skirt of the wood, when what was. our horror in discovering that we had got into the throat of a still stronger wolf than the one we left behind. We were in fact close upon the Tory village of Granby, where a guard appeared stationed. Our guide, like Natty Bumpo, deceived by the clearings, had lost his way. Re turning to the woods we discovered the northern branch of the Yamaska river, about a mile, when —, who is of a Kentuckian frame, dashed into the water, and fording across wanted us to follow him. By comparing the water-line upon his body by a section of corresponding height upon our own, we saw that the experiment with ourselves would approach too nearly the sub-marine, and therefore listened to our guide's insinuation that there was a better place lower down. By moving to this place we lost sight of entirely, and, upon reaching it, our guide, upon pretence of looking a little further, deserted us for ever. was gone, and we were deserted by our guide. My companions, fire Canadians, tired of war.dcring in the woods, determined upon returning to the French settlements ; but I informed them that I must go to the States, wherever they might go ; and, upon coming near a log-house, I decided upon going towards it, instead of making one of those everlasting turns into the woods to avoid it, such as we had practised for three days. My companions re monstrated in vain. They turned into the woods, and I to wards the hsu,s a and thus I found myself alone. I neglected to mention that fortunately finding a potatoe patch, we regaled ourselves the second time upon the raw vege table. Before leaving St. Denis I had lamed one of my feet, and a fall from a horse at St. Charles having nearly broken one of my ribs, my side was much inflamed.' On approaching the cabin, I found the only inmate an Irish woman. Her husband was absent for several days —probably, however, hid under some neighbouring log: Her voice was for peace. She had nothing eatable but potatoes, which she charitably offered to boil ; but as she mentioned there was a Yankee living a mile farther down, declining her civility, I proceeded towards his clearing. On coming to the house, how grateful to my ears was the sharp voice of the nice, scolding her children. It was a Yankee voice. Upon entering her dwelling, which was composed of one room, without a chim ney, but with a tremendous pile of wood burning upon a hearth, the smoke from whence escaped through a hole in the root, I asked for some milk. The lady, eyeing me suspiciously, guessed she hat none—" the children had rat it all up." I had, however, hardly felt the grateful infivence of the blazing tire, when a bowl of milk with bread accompaniments was on the table, and instantaneously the frying-pan was biasi n g u p on the coals with pork. Oh, woman ! whether in the palace or the log hut, in spite of your vagaries, how universally does the spontaneous impulse of compassion gild your character when ever or wherever a case of distie ss is presented to you. The husband soon arrived, dark and suspicicus ; but upon learning I that I was like a Vermonter, and a republican, things went smoothly. I was quite ignorant of Cenada affairs, but spoke learnedly of pine trees mid swamp lands. There were nine children in the family. A little girl pertly remarked, there were " plenty of children, but noshing to put on 'em." In rummer, the absence of neighbours, to make uncharitable re marks, made clothes of little consequence, and in winter they could stay in the house. The squatter was, however, an indus trious man, who will one day have a good farm, for the big boys split long shingles all the evening, to use for hoards in covering a barn, elide the father shaved them. I slept among the children, who knotted up like a nest of eels ; but how would you expect children bred in the woods to know the points of compass to a bed? On Tuesday morning, after eating a hearty breakfast, I crossed the branch of the Yamaska in a canoe. Three miles' walk through the woods brought me to the south branch, up which I walked until I found another canoe in a clearing, when I was ferryed over by a Canadian woman. Proceeding until three o'clock, I reached the clear, cultivated country, and laying down in a point of woods, slept until dark. My lameness had become insufferable ; but I walked briskly along the road to the lines, passing a bridge while they were changing guard, to the subsequent chagrin of the guardians, who heard of it in the morning. At midnight fatigue corn pea( d me to resort to a couch of hemlock boughs in the woods until drvlight, when I continued my route to within two miles of Durham village, when I struck into the woods to gain the Stanbridge. road. I inquired for milk at a log-house—they had none ; but the owner started to inform the village of my presence, and was informed he would have made his fortune by catching see. For four long hours I trudged before I found bread and milk, and great was my sorrow to learn I had only gained fifty rods in distance. 'the truth is, one of my legs having become useless, my supporters had performed the action of a pair of dividers, one leg standing still while the other walked round it. Refreshed, I continued my route till late in the afternoon, when I passed a large clearing on which were five cultivated farms. Inquiring at the last one for a wood road leading five miles through the forest, I entered it boldly, fired my c ar bine, as though game was my object, and laid down till dark. With the best disposition in the world, I could go no farther. The leg that bad been dragged all day, not only refused to be dragged any longer, but the other, which had so patiently en dured the toil would drag it no longer. With such mutinous members I could only return to one of the houses and make out as good a story as I could devise. As I approached I met the owner, to whom I said, " 1 was going through the woods, but it looks so much like snow I will wait until morn ing." He looked an instant in my face, and exclaimed, " I know you, but here are four friends of yours, and you are safe ; I have just come from the Flat, they are all after you; old Cup'er was fixing his old gun, I told the d—d old cuss it wouldn't go off, but he swore he'd shoot you if he see'd you; I daren't take you into my house, so you must come into the barn." ceounnucilmoefatnhse f e o f ur es ' e ' a f p r e ie , nd e s x ' c ' e N p v t as weaallkleindg. immediately r e o rn u , g h w the as i m w p o r o a d e s t. i e t a o bl t e h , e u l n i l n e e s s s . dev A is 'Phis, I they could mfuordneissthlymienfworimtheda now pair of legs. Coverlids and a supper were then brought, and I was hid for two nights and one day under by which time the swe lli ng i n my limb had nearly a hay-mow, subsided. My danger was not over , f or t h e women, considering the se cret of my hiding-place too weighty for their weak abilities, had call e d upon t h e i r ne i g hb ours to help them keep ac cordingly remo ve d f or one d ay to another barn whenep it. I my limbs becoming renovated, and a y oung man having offered as a guide, re g ain set out on F r id ay evening last. that I was watched in ever y direction, w e passed Knowing h throut woods, and, at a great di s t ance from the road (the snow was rather unpleas an tly d eep ), to avoid observation, and happily succeeded in rea c hi ng Chaneyin Berk shire, (Vt.) before morning. Having left Saint Denis with a determination of getting to the States in safety body ever hailed the land of freedo m w i t h more ei ti, no- On Saturday I moved to the southward. The first allukt,aneon.l paper I saw contained, sure enough, a reward for my head, tra and that of We certainly have precedence on the list, but I don't like the classification, and co ns id er the valuation far below my own estimate. Poor Lord G os f ord must, tlon how ever, be pardoned. We had, by our proceedings, already caused so much expense to the little Queen's treasury, that we most charitably suppose he could riot afford more. A laughable thing occurred at Milton. The stage passen gers (among whom was Mr. Rodier, memb er of Parliament; Mr. Beaudry, Vice-president of the Montreal Youncs Men's Society ; and myself), sat down to breakfast, when a Yankee dry goods seller of Montreal ordered a breakfast apart for him self and a bank clerk, that they might not be contaminated by eating with rebels. This man bel o n gs t o a c l ass of Yankees in Canada, who expect to grow fat by licking not indepen dently their own paws like the bears, but the posteriors of British Royalists. Several have come out to prejudice the Vermonters against Canadian freedom; but so universal is public sympathy in the north, that unless they beware, Lynch law will be applied as unsparingly upon those persons as mar tial law is by a bloody government in Canada. FROM UPPER CANADA. (From the Kingston Chronicle of the 96.) We regret to learn that several gentlemen have fallen into the hands of the rebels. It appears that on Monday evening a party of six or eight gentlemen rode out on Yonge-street, for the purpose of reconnoitering, when, un fortunately, some of them were taken prisoners, viz. :—Mr. Bellingham, Mr. Brock, and Mr. Archd. Maedonnell (for- mesly of Kingston.) The history of Mr. Macdonnell's capture (srys the Pa triot) is thus related :—He was in company with John Powell, Esq., when they were both stopped by four on horseback, one being Mackenzie, with " \Vho goes there'" and were ordered to surrender on pain of being instantly shot dead. One of them drew a pistol and presented it at Mr. Powell, who instantly shot the rascal dead on the spot. Mackenzie then snapped a pistol in Mr. Powell's face ; and Powell presented another at him, which actually touched him, but unfortunately missed fire. Powell then spurred his horse towards a wood, slipped off, and escaped with the loss of his horse, and is now here. Colonel Wells and his family, Colonel Cameron and his son, and Captain Stewart, are among the prisoners. His Excellency (says the Patriot), with the humanity becoming a brave British officer, and the representative of her Majesty, requested Dr. Rolph and Dr. Baldwin to visit the head-quarters of the rebels, and to entreat them, in the name of mercy, to reflect on the miseries they were about, by their rashness, to inflict on their fellow-subjects, and on themselves and families, and to desist from their evil purposes ere it was too late. His Excellency's appeal to their humanity, to their self love, and to their affection for their offspring and depen dents, was as strong as eloquence and genuine feeling could make it. Doctors Rolph and Baldwin returned with a re ply that the rebels would retire peaceably to their homes, provided his Excellency would agree to . have all differences settled by a convention. His Excellency returned for an- swer—" Never." Accounts received at Oswego from Toronto, as late as the 12th instant, say that the Messrs. Leslies are in gaol, and the 111‘Klays and some others liberated on bad . .: the city is a barrack, and all business is at a stand. It iscon jectured at Albany, that Dr. Rolph is either at Lewiston or Buffalo. It was rumoured at Buffalo on the 12th instant, that a citizen of that place had been hung in the province for being a Patriot. Also, that a citizen had subscribed 500 dollars for munitions of war for M'Kenzie's troops. Also that another person had forty stand of arms which he don't give away, but won't complain if they are stolen. A letter from Queenston, dated the 10th inst., says the loss of lives at Toronto was only six—four Patriots and two Leyalists. This morning Mr. M'Nab left Toronto with 400 Royalists to march to London, there to meet the Patriot troops of the London district, who mustered very largely, destroyed the gaol and court-house, and released the prisoners ; from whence they went to march to Hamil ton, there to release John G. Parker, who is arrested for high treason. (All this, however, wants confirmation.) He was discovered by his letters being intercepted, which were to some Patriot leader in Lower Canada. Many warrants are out. Mr. Micking, of Chippeway, was ar rested at Toronto, and is in prison. The adjourned meeting of the citizens of Buffalo was held on the 12th inst., at the Theatre. It was thronged by an enthusiastic and excited multitude. Mr. Tillinghast was called to the chair, and after a few introductory re marks, he led forth Mr. M'Kenzie, the leader of the agita tors in the Upper Province, who was received with repeated cheers. " Mr. Kenzie," says the the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, " is a little Scotchman, five feet five with a big head and sandy whiskers, bearing some slight resemblance to Martin Van Buren." He spoke for about an hour, in a plain matter-of-fact style, with an occasional dash humour, but with no attempt at e l oquence . As the speech of Mr. M'Kenzie, as we find it reported in the Advertiser, appears to present a condensed summary of the causes and pros pects of the insurrection, we copy it at length, confident that we can give nothing which will be read with greater interest at the present moment. To prove the justice of the cause, he took the Declara tion of Independence —went through it, article by article, and stated that, in every particular, the Canadas had the sam e grievances, and in some cases that they were even more onerous. He spoke of the Government of Great Britain as good at home, but uniformly bad abroad—of laws made in the province, repealed at London after being six years in ope ration—of the enormous salaries of their public officers— of taxation without the consent of the taxed—of the British monopoly of the trade of the St. Lawrence—of packed Juries, and packed Legislatures—of a perpetual Senate, the creatures of the Governor—of supporting Church Establishments with which the people have no sympathy—of the want of education, and the sequestration by the Government officers of the funds raised for that purpose—of Colleges endowed by the King of France turned into British barracks—of the London Company's bald monopoly—of the repeated overwhelming majorities chosen by the people in the Lower House, whose Reform Acts were uniformly set aside and vetoed, when 80 to 8— of his own repeated expulsion from the House, and his being elected Mayor of Toronto in consequence—of the frequent and large petitions sent to the home Government but uniformly disregarded. He said that the recent unfortunate rising was in conse quence of a mistake in the time specified its one of their dispatches. They were organized, acting in concert with the people of the lower provinces, running almost daily expresses—dispatches had been sent to the different towns who had joined in the league, but one of them, by acci dent or design, was written " Tuesday" instead of ‘ Thurs day." They came on Tuesday, and made a forced march to the neighbourhood of Toronto, expecting to meet the citizens of the whole province. They were too weak to attempt the town that night—the Government took the alarm—the munitions of war were placed in the hands of toe retainers of the executive—and the opportunity was lost. 'Fhey had a slight skirmish, in which some three or four lost their lives—and bein g destitute of arms, were obliged to re t rea t. P art i es were coming in in every di rection, with bold hearts and strong hands, but they were unarme], and there were no arms to give them. Why ? There are not probably 300 muskets in the upper pro vince, except those in the bands of the Government. Arms and gunpowder are, and have long been, contraband. They have nothing but pitchforks to oppose bayonets. He described the death of Colonel Moodie, who was shot by a sentinel, endeavouring to escape ; and after he had first fired on the soldier. He spoke of the interest of the United States in the freedom of the pros inces, the navigation of the St. Law rence, the north-eastern boundary question, the trade of the upper province, its wlieat, its lumber, and its millions of acres of the best l an d o f N or th A mer i ca , an d especially of the interest of Buff a lo, i n th e p resen t s t r ugglo. They had little to contend with—a few thousand men would do the business in a hurry. There were no British troops —none but the pensioners of the government, and afew of th e o ld T ory b roo d, w h o s till a dhere to the prin ciples for which their fathers fled from the states of this province. There is, he said, no probability of England's debating the question. In her former struggles she had lost money, honour, men, and been shamefully defeated. He had watched the progress of seventeen successful revolu tions ; he did not believe that of Canada would be an ex ception. He had by chance seen some despatches from Govern ment officers in the lower provinces, which got into his camp instead of going into the Post-office. One of them to the Commandant at Niagara said they were all rebels below, and made inquiries in regard to the upper province, recommending, moreover, that spies should be sent to Buffalo, as they apprehended danger from this quarter. He said he was not the principal man ; he acted in an humble capacity ; there were leaders abler than himself. Thirty-five hundred had come to them—they had no arms to give them—they were obliged to go home. They wanted arms—they wanted powder—they wanted ord nance —they wanted blankets. Of those assembled in the neighbourhood of Toronto, there were but 200 armed. Would they be successful ? He could not tell. They depended on the same overruling Power that guided our fathers and protected the life of Washington. The battle was not to the strong. He trusted that God would strike for the oppressed. England could hardly spare troops or money to carry on a foreign war. It takes 30,000 bayonets to keep Ire land quiet ; those who make war in England are tax payers—they would hardly take money out of their pockets to oppress their countrymen. Mr. M'Kenzie was listened to attentively throughout, and frequently interrupted with bursts of applause. At t h e end, he was greeted with prolonged cheering. (Extract of a letter from our Correspondent, dated Queens- ton, Monday, 11th, 9 o'clock A. M. ) " Dear Sir—We are still without a mail from Toronto, bui expect one every moment. 4, The object of visit to Lewiston yesterday, from this side, was to ascertain the truth of a report that several hundred volunteers were about to enter the province from Buffalo to join the insurgents, but it is now found to be untrue. These were the persons who were expected to make an attack upon Niagara ; but now the militia are out, and will muster to-day at Niagara. When the report of the Buffalo volunteers coming reached this side, an express was sent to Toronto, for assistance, in case the militia could not be got together here in sufficient numbers to repel them, and it is now sup posed that some of the Toronto militia will be on their way from Toronto to this place and Niagara, but they now talk of sending another express forward to prevent their coming on. At Hamilton the militia are also out, to resist a suspected at tack from the Radicals of London, who are reported to be marching down to the number of about 1,500, but this is not believed ; however, in all places . the militia aro ready, and in good spirits. " There is one remarkable circumstance relative to the in surgents' march upon Toronto. On the first day, when they approached the city, they came withia a very short distance of it, and for some cause unknown they retired about three miles back, where they remained until the Governor's attack upon them ; and it is confidently said, that had they advanced upon the city the first time, that they could have taken the whole town and garrison, as the inhabitants were quite ignorant of their coming, and equally unprepared for resistance. They were well armed, and showed a determination to prosecute their work, until confusion seized them by the working of the Go vernor's cannon. These were managed by four artillery i soldiers and as many old pensioners. The insurgents, besides their guns, were furnished with immense spears of home ma nufacture, which shows that they must have been for some time back preparing ftr rebellion. " The whole coast is guarded here by militiamen, to watch all those who cross the water, and, if possible, intercept the insurgents if they attempt to escape. It is thought that the same precaution is used at Sandwich. " The reward offered for Mackenzie is 1,0001., and for the others 5001. each, which will no doubt induce many persons to deliver them up if they come within their grasp. " I write hurriedly, being about to leave for Hamilton. " Several arrests are said to have been made ; one is re ported of Mr. M'Micking, M. P. " I have just seen a person from Lewiston, who crossed the weer this moment, and he says that Mr. Bidwell arrived there last night, having left the province at the command of the Governor." From the Buffalo Comnzercial Advertiser of Dec. 12 ) PUBLIC MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF CANADA.— Last evening much the largest public meeting we ever saw in Buffalo assembled at the theatre, the use of which had been generously proffered by Mr. Dean. Every foot of the house, from the orchestra to the roof, was literally crammed with people—the pit was full—the boxes were • full—the galleries were full—the lobbies were full—the street was full—and hundreds were obliged to go away without being able to gain admittance. The stage was set with the appropriate scene of a Roman forum—a fine military band occupied the orchestra, and played patriotic airs while the house was filling. It had been announced that Dr. Rolph would be present ; but at the time of opening the meeting he had not appeared. The Committee still expected him, and said he was on his way as fast as horses could bring him. It was expected that the officers of the former meeting would preside at this, but from some cause or other they did not make their appearance. The venerable Dr. Chapin was called to the chair. He made a few remarks on the object of the meeting. " Gentlemen," said he, " we have met on an important oc casion. Our neighbours on the north are at war, fighting for liberty. We have met to express our sympathies and good wishes. But, fellow-citizens, we must act with wisdom, pru dence, and discretion ; we sympathise with the oppressed, and it is highly proper we should do so ; but, as I said before, and have said on a former occasion, let prudence and wisdom cha racterise all our proceedings. Let us act as honourable, high minded men should act, in view of the delicate position in which we are placed, with a country on one side resising op pression, and enlisting all our warm and holy sympathies in its favour, and, on the other, a powerful nation with which we are at peace, and towards which we are bound to act accord ing to the most friendly treaties. " I have one word more to say," he continued ; " I have now men under my protection, at my house, on whose life a price is set, and whom I am bound to protect." " Who arc they?" " One of them is William L. Mackenzie." The whole vast assembly burst into a thunder of applause. Never saw we such a scene—never heard we such a shout of exultation ! Such enthusiasm is honourable to the feelings of our citizens. It was not Mackenzie who called forth such electrical feeling. A few months ago he might have come among us and excited little interest. He comes now as the champion and martyr of liberty. A price is set on his life by the agents of transatlantic power. That circumstance alone is enough to call out all the feeling of an American Assembly. " Fellow- citizens," continued the veteran, " his life is in our power, he has thrown himself upon our protection—will you protect him?" "We will I—we will I Bring him out I" " Gentlemen, he is too fatigued—too sick, to come here to-night; but to morrow night he shall address you.— (Cheers.) lam an old man, but at the hazard of my life will I protect those who throw themselves upon my hospitality. If any mean scoundrels, for the sake of the reward of 4,000 dollars which is offered for him, should undertake t o get him, they must first walk over me. lam rather old to fight, but I have got a good bowie knife.—( Here he showed one of very respectable dimensions, which was greeted with three cheers.) Now we must act with prudence and discretion. I want six strong, brave young men, as good sons as God has got among us, to go to my house to night, for fear of any attempt on the part of the Loyalists." " A hundred 1" •. " No, I want only six—who'll go ?" " was heard all over the house. A dozen sprang upon the stage. Mr. STOW was loudly called for. He said—lt had been expected that others more competent than himself would be there to address them, and he hoped they would yet have a hearing. —( They shall, they shall.) It was proper they should. Shall we refuse them what was granted by a corrupt Court to Franklin, when they come upon the same errand ? (No.) They come here as he went to the Court of France, for sympathy and assistance. Gentlemen, I envy not the heart that does not sympathise warmly in this cause. Far be it from me to uphold a violation of treaties ; by so doing we should follow the example of Great Britain in the wars of the Peninsula—the taking of Copenhagen—the attack of the Turkish fleet at Navarino. —( Cheers.) We will go no fur ther than it is proper for us to go—than it is our duty to go.— ( Cheers. ) It was not likely that this country, after fulfilling her treaties for half a century, would now, for the first time, break them. " Our feelings are natural—it is natural we should express them. On this spot where I now stand—when, in the mimic scene, tyranny is displayed, you are filled with invo luntary emotions of hate—when freedom triumphs over op pression your enthusiasm bursts forth in loud huzzas. Will you show less feeling when such scenes are acted before you in reality?"—( Cheers.) Mr. Stow moved an adjournment to this evening. Previous to the motion being put, it was movrd that the Address of the Suns of Liberty be read. Mr. Edward H. Thomson was unanimously called upon to read it. It was warmly applauded, approved, and recommended to be printed in the papers of this city. After giving three cheers for AV Kenzie,—three for Papineau —three for Rolph and others—the assembly left the house. They then formed a procession, and marched to music through the streets to the residence of Dr. Chapin, and gave three cheers for M‘Klenzie and his worthy host. To-night the theatre will again be crowded, and we shall learn why M'Kenzie left his co-patriots at this critical juncture, and what he thinks of the present prospects of his party. His escape through the royal lines was a hazardous one in the extreme. He was in disguise, and slept two nights in haystacks. Being clothed very poorly, and mounted on a good charger, he was apprehended as a horse-thief. He was armed, but did nat wish to shoot the sheriff; so, to ascertain his sen- timents, he commenced talking politics. The officer ex pressed himself warmly in favour of Mr. Al'Kenzie, upon which he avowed himself, but was not able to convince him, until he showed him his name marked on his linen, upon which he was at once aided to escape. It is said that before he had got across the river, a party of horsemen in pursuit ap peared on the opposite bank. The following letter is from the Buffalo Journal of the 11th:— TO TIIE EDITORS OF TIIE BUFFALO WHIG AND JOURNAL. "Sirs,—The Reformers of this part of Upper Canada have taken arms in defence of the principle of independence of European domination; in plain words, they wish this pro vince to be a free, sovereign, and independent state. " They request all the assistance and skill which the free citizens of your Republic may choose to afford. I address this letter to your office because you have expressed a friendly wish towards us in the Buffal) Whig. We are in arms near the city of Toronto, two miles and a half distant. " Your faithful servant, " W. L. MACKENZIE. " Yonge-street, Dec. 6, 1837. " American editors will be pleased to copy this letter vvhe ther they are, or are not, in favour of Canadian freedom. W. L. M." It is with extreme satisfaction we copy the following from the New York Enquirer : " Our Neutrality.—We are gratified to learn that the Exe cutives of the frontier States are promptly co-operating with the General Government for the preservation of our neutra lity. The following proclamation has been issued by Governor Jenison of Vermont : STATE OF VERMONT. A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR. " It is well known to my fellow-citizens that disturbances have broken out in the neighbouring province of Lower Ca nada, which have resulted in bloodshed. The head of the Provincial Government has issued his proclamation, declaring martial law in the district of Montreal. " This state of things necessarily changes the relations which have heretofore existed between the inhabitants of this state and that province ; and the possibility that any through the influence of ardent feelings, may be betrayed into acts of unauthorised interference, induces me to call the attention of my fellow-citizens to the subject. " With the kingdom of Great Britain we are in a state of profound peace. We have treaties with that Government which it is our duty, and I trust our desire, to fulfil to the letter. It is obvious that as a nation we have no right to inter meddle with the Constitution of any neighbouring power. While as republicans we prefer that form of Government under which it is our happiness to live, a decent regard for the . opinion of others wil ]Prevent all dictati on as to the form of their Government. " Principles which have been admitted for ages forbid all national interference unless in the character of allies, and it is scarcely necessary to add that individuals should not do that which the Government cannot—must not do. " It has been represented to me that in some few instances arms have been furnished and hostile forces organised within this State. No one can be ignorant of the consequences of such a state of things if allowed. Such furees may be re pelled, and our territory be made the theatre of active war fare. This is not to be tolerated for a moment, and every good citizen will appreci a t e t h e i mpor t an ce of rebuking all such acts as may tend to produce it. " The comity which binds nations to each other condemns all interference in their interstine broils ; and the laws of Congress are explicit in their denunciations, subjecting tt:`ose who improperly interfere to heavy penalties and imprisonmevt. " Under these circumstances, and with these feelings, I have thought it my duty to issue this my proclamation, cautioning my fellow-citizens against all acts that may subject them to penalties, or in any way compromise the Go vernment. " Our first duty is to our Government ; and the greatest be nefit we can confer on the world is by giving them a perfect example in the action of that Government. 'With other na tions our conduct should be regulated by the principles of an enlarged and enlightened philanthropy. " In war we may treat them as enemies, but in peace they are to be regarded as friends. In the present posture of affairs our duty is manifest—that of a strict neutrality—nei ther lending such aid to either as would be inconsistent with that character, nor denying the right of hospitality to either so long as they are within our borders, and maintain the cha racter of quiet and peaceable citizens. " My fellow-citizens will appreciate the feelings by which I am actuated. The nation's honour cannot be confided to bet ter hands than our own. Their zeal in the cause of liberty was never doubted. It is only necessary to caution them against such interferences with the rights of others as might jeopardize the peace of our country. " Given under my hand this 13th day of December, A.D. 1837, and of the independence of the United States the sixty-second. " S. H. JENISON. " By the Governor, " G. B. 111 A NSER, Secretary." LOWER CANADA. The disastrous route of the Patriots on their way from Swanton to join their companions in arms in Lower Canada, is thus related by one of them, in a letter to a gentleman in Albany. He, of course, puts the best face he can on the affair. We should imagine that Mr. Bouchette, the editor, had better make up his mind to his inevitable doom, for the Government will assuredly make an example of him, in pre ference to what they lock upon as his misguided followers. " A body of Canadians, to the number of forty, who had been sojourning here for some time, left this place a few days ago, to pass by Highgate into their own country, with some arms and ammunition, with which the liberality of some pri vate citizens had furnished them. About a mile and a half at the other side of the line they were fired on by a party of about 500 (some say 600) Tories or Royalists, who lay in am bush for them along the skirt of the woods. The Canadians bore the fire bravely, which they at once returned, killing 10 men of the opposite party. The loss of the Canadians con sists in one killed (a French lad of 17 years of age), six wounded, and one prisoner, a Mr. Bouchette, editor of the Quebec Liberal, who had his leg broken in the engagement and strayed into the hands of the enemy. The Canadians retreated, fearing another ambush, and left behind them two small pieces of cannon and a quantity of ammunition. With the exception of Mr. Bouchette, all the wounded Canadians were safely removed from the field by their friends. Mr. Bouchette, has, I am informed, been cruelly treated by the Mississiquoi royalists. They tied a rope round his neck, and dragged him through the streets of the village in triumph. They afterwards tied him, along with a Dr. Kimber, from Quambly, who had been also taken prisoner on his way to this place, in a waggon, and sent him to Isle aux Noix, and thence to Montreal. The Royalists at Missis siquoi positively refused to staunch Mr. Bouchette's wound ; whether it was dressed even at Isle aux Noix is not yet known. The ill-treatment of this gentleman has caused much excite ment hereabout. " All the postmasters of this neighbourhood hare received copies of proclamations offering 4,000 dollars for Papineau, and 2,000 dollars for various other patriots. A meeting of our people is to be held to-morrow evening, to sympathize with the Canadians, and to protest loudly against theie proclamations, which they look upon as an insult on their morality and honour. The greatest excitement prevails all along here." Rumour says that M. Papineau was in Maine, and other pa triot leaders in Vermont or New Hampshire. We certainly shall not regret it if they are safely within our territory."— New York Evening Herald, Dec. 16. LATER STILL FROM UPPER CANADA. We have but one paper from the province, the Kingston Chronicle of the 13th inst., containing advices from Toronto of the 11th. The number of volunteers assembled at Toronto on the 7th was about 2,500, who marched, under the com mand of Sir Francis Head, against the insurgents, who had taken possession of Montgomery's tavern. From this they were speedily dislodged by a single shot from a brass gun, and took up a position on a hill, bat fled on the nearer ap proach of the volunteers. The tavern was then burned, the horses of the insurgents, about twenty in number, having first been taken from the stables. The insurgents appear to have made scarcely a show of resistance. About thirty of them were made prisoners. " While the main body of the insurgents was thus routed, a small party of them crossed the river Don and set fire to the bridge, as well as to a large range of buildings, the latter of which were destroyed ; the bridge was saved. " All the persons taken by the insurgents were of course released. Those taken from among the insurgents were re leased the next day by Sir Francis Head, with an admonition, being looked upon rather as dupes than rebels. " On the 9th Sir Francis issued a general order, directing Colonel Macnab to raise a sufficient force of dragoons and in fantry (volunteers or others) and march into the London dis trict, as well as to disperse any gatherings of insurgents, as to co-operate with the civil authorities in the arrest of persons guilty of treason or sedition. On Sunday, the ICth inst., Col. Nlaenab proceeded on his mission with about 400 men, on boaid the steam- boat Traveller. " It was stated by Captain Sutherland, of the Traveller, who arrived at Kingston on the 12th, that Jesse Lloyd, one of the insurgent leaders, and also one of the four, for each of whom a reward of 5001. was offered, had been shot in the skirmish. Another of them, either Lount or Fletcher, was in custody, as was also the captain of the party which intercepted and robbed the mails. " Captain Sutherland also stated that Mackenzie was for shooting the persons captured by his myrmidons, but that Gibson opposed him and prevailed. Mackenzie's papers were seized at Montgomery's tavern. " A sloop, having on board 20 men and 400 rifles, from the United States, had been seized at Toronto. " Volunteers were pouring into Kingston from the surround ing district, for the defence of that city in case of need. The number under arms for that purpose on the 13th was about 520, besides a strong nightly patrol. 75 of the 520 were in Fort Henry, the second in command being Captain Macfar lane, editor of the Kingston Chronicle. On the 11th inst. Sir Francis head issued his proclamation, summoning the provincial Parliament to meet for the actual despatch of business on the 21st. The following communication was received by the Mayor of Buffalo on Wednesday morning. " Niagara Frontier, Upper Canada, Dec. 11, 1837. " To his Honour the Mayor of Buffalo. _ " Sir—To prevent alarm in the minds of those interested in the welfare of this province or its inhabitants, you will oblige me by giving publicity to the following facts : " At a general meeting of the magistrates, held yesterday, at the town of Niagara, which I attended, the reports brought in from all quarters assured us that the inhabitants of the Pro vince were loyal and true to their Queen and country. That excitement had been allayed by the defeat of the rebels near Toronto, and by the good sense of many Reformers, who, at public meetings, have declared to their constituents that they will in Parliament constitutionally advocate the reform of abuses, but never sanction rebellion. The militia of the Pro vince has turned out with such alacrity, and in such numbers, that even the timid are now pursuing their usual occupations. " This frontier will be (as it now is) strongly guarded, and although the communication with the United States will be kept open, nevertheless we shall observe all proper precautions to prevent excitement of every kind. Persons wishing to come into the province on their private business would do well . to obtain a passport from the mayor or the authorities of the place where they reside, which passport will be respected by the authorities here. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient humble servant, " OGDEN CREIGHTON, "Justice of the Peace for the district of Niagara." DOUGLAS JERROLD, ESQ.—The public are look.• ing with much satisfaction to the appearance of a three-volume work, called " Men of Character," from the pen of this distin guished dramatist. From his well-known talents as a humorist much entertainment is expected from its pages. He has chosen the following motto, from Fielding, for his title page: W e must admonish thee, my worthy friend (for, perhaps , thy heart may be better than thy head), not to condemn a character as a bad one because it is not perfectly a good one. If thou dost delight in these models of perfection there are books enow written to gratify thy taste; but as we h av e n ot in the course of our conversation, ever happened to meet with any such person, we have not chosen to introduce any such here." Mr. Burke's " New Peerage and Baronetage," cor rected to the present time, was issued yesterday to the book sellers. This work has been very justly acknowledged to be one of the most comprehensive upon the subject that has ever come from the press. In fact, it embraces the whole spirit of every preceding, authority—of Dugdale, Collins, and Dougla s —and forms one complete history of the whole titled aristo cracy, with their wide-spreading connections, from the earliest records in the public archives, generation after ge n eration:. Independently of the history of all the Peers and Baronets of, the United Kingdom, it comprises the Peerages claimed, an now before the House of Lords—all the orders of knighthoo d , , including those invested with equestrian rank—the Garter official roll—and other important genealogical document. s l The present edition is printed on a new plan (the armor' s bearings being incorporated with the text), in a single volutne, with so clear and beautiful a type as to contain matter equal to thirty ordinary volumes. LADY CHARLOTTE BURY'S NEW NovTij c i " LOVE."-The story itself is exceedingly interesting or vs-ell-managed, and admits of ample opportunities of giv! l'n ":„ a mere than temporary interest and value to it by exposl% the follies and vices of society. The character of woman, seen in this novel in very striking lights ; and is pourtrayed v one who well understands what it is and what it might becor REDUCTION IN THE RATES OF POSTAGE: J 1; structions have been issued from the General Post-office t t make a reduction in the rates of postage on all letters through the Gen era l P os t t o any pl a ce distant not more . th a ea , eight miles from 'the town where they are posted. 1 .1 " 5 : ye gulation takes cffoct in Manchester this day ; but we belle t it applies on ly t o l et t ers b e t ween Manch e ster and Stockp ot no other G e ner a l P os t town being within the prescribed 01' tance. —Manchester Guardian.